[D2, LA] We could try asking nicely?

[Coryn Kusat]

Giving Axel a nod he walked over to the angry dock worker and gave him a pleasant smile. "Hey, good afternoon. Sorry to interrupt. I was hoping you might be able to help out a couple of Mandalorians. We're looking for some info and can make it worth your while."

[Nekoinu]

"Mandalorians? Heard about a lot of you coming in. Someone must be paying a tall fee to have you come out here," the man replied. He looked back down at his datapad and nodded. "The Aurora? You're all in the clear, if that's what you're worried about.

"I'm guessing it's Black Sun. They're the ones with the capital for this."

[Coryn Kusat]

Black Sun huh? Good to know.

"Thanks for the confirmation, that's great, but it's actually something else I was hoping you could help us with." He lowered his voice just in case.

"There's a seriously dangerous individual holed up on this planet. I'm not talking your average Tatooine criminal gang low life. Guy's a war criminal" Coryn shrugged. "I figured someone like that might keep a ship here on the down low. Ready to leave in a hurry. Maybe you'd be the kind of person who would know where to look?"

[Nekoinu]

"A war criminal? What else is new?" The guy crossed his arms and looked at both of the men in front of him. "And you want me to rat this guy out?"

[Coryn Kusat]

Coryn shook his head. "No. I want some help finding where his ship is hidden in case the baby-murdering son of a bitch tries to run away."

[Nekoinu]

"Sounds like ratting him out to me," he said before going back to his datapad.

[Coryn Kusat]

"Think of it as a public service, but one you'll actually get compensated for." Coryn shrugged and looked at Axel. "Or we can just take a wander around and see what we can find."

[Nekoinu]

"Alright... Who we talking about anyways?"

[Axel Ward]

Axel just stood there with his arms crossed, watching the man's face very, very carefully. In part because he wanted to look for any betraying flicker of eyes. But in part because he knew how unnerving it was.

[Coryn Kusat]

"Alright... Who we talking about anyways?"

Coryn gave the man an encouraging nod. "The kind of Class 1 asshole who likes to string up women and children by the neck."

[Nekoinu]

Axel's hard stare probably picked up the flicker in the man's look. It was one of genuine fear, notable for a hardass who works at Mos Eisley spaceport.

"The Hangman," he muttered. He then shook his head. "I don't want anything to do with this."

[Coryn Kusat]

Coryn kept his voice low. "That's the kind of attitude that lets stick fuckos like him keep on murdering. Worst case for you is you make a few credits and we get ourselves killed. Best case for you is you make a bunch of credits and get to feel like a hero when we kill him."

He looked at Axel and then back at the dock worker. "All we want to know is where he keeps his ship."

[Nekoinu]

"You don't understand," the man responded, "You are not the first ones to go looking for him. When he catches word that someone talks, he makes an example of them too."

[Axel Ward]

"That's right." Axel said roughly. "We're the last."

He pointed at Coryn, and then back at himself. "Look at us. You think he's gonna survive us? And there's more of us." He shook his head. "He's already dead. Might as well get paid for helping get us to him."

[Nekoinu]

"You don't get it, do you. People have said that before," he stated. He stepped backwards and looked around the port for any backup. "Just leave me to my work."

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You can pitch credits via Negotiation. Alternatively, you could try to Coerce him (which will still require money, but perhaps less) or even Brawl to snatch his datapad from him. Regardless, all will be at Average Difficulty with One Die upgraded.

Can also optionally roll Streetwise or Knowledge: Underworld to make out a credit sum beforehand. This is Average without any upgrades.

[Axel Ward]

Axel grunted. Damnit, he used to know this stuff. But he usually kept better prices in his hand for planets that weren't just huge balls of sand.

Still, he managed to project an air of confidence, anyway.

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D2LA, streetwise bribe size: 1eP+2eA+2eD 1 failure, 2 advantage


Boost to Coryn?

[Coryn Kusat]

Negotiation wasn't his area of expertise, but Coryn did know how to talk to people. It didn't hurt that Axel was right beside him looking ready to Break something.

"Couple of hundred credits in it for you right now. That's easy money. Then we'll be on our way and you'll never be bothered by us again."

He was pretty damned convincing.

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Roll
Day 2. LA. Asking nicely. Negotiation. Boost from Axel. Loom bonus if successful. GM upgrade. Destiny flip.: 1eP+2eA+1eB+1eD+1eC 4 successes


4 successes plus 2 advantage from a Looming Axel.

[Nekoinu]

The man looked around and whispered, "Alright, fine. A couple hundred isn't so bad, considering that I don't have much to help you with." He held out his hand. "You think this guy keeps any records? Definitely not. But I know where you should look."

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Hmm, Advantage from the failed Streetwise roll will just mean it doesn't negatively affect the Negotiation.

Advantage in the Negotiation means that he's keeping it real quiet

[Coryn Kusat]

Coryn stroked his beard a moment and watched the man. After a moment he pulled out a cred chip and gave the dock worker 200 credits.

"Thanks, that'll be a big help."

[Nekoinu]

The dock worker pocketed the chip and swallowed. "Okay," he said, "You didn't hear it from me. Word on the street is that he came here under the employ of the Hutt Cartel to show some upstarts who's still in charge. I don't know anybody high enough to talk to but I'm sure it's the Hutts or one of their goons."